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Sleeping Ocicat

The Ocicat is a new and still-rare breed of cat which has spots resembling a 'wild' cat and the temperament of a domestic animal, named for its resemblance to the ocelot.

Despite its appearance, there is no 'wild' DNA in the Ocicat's genepool. The species is actually a mixture of Siamese and Abyssinian, and later American Shorthairs (silver tabbies) were added to the mix and gave the breed their silver colour, bone structure and distinct markings.

The first breeder of Ocicats was Virginia Daly, of Berkley, Michigan, who attempted to breed an Abyssinian-pointed Siamese in 1964. The first generation of kittens appeared Abyssinian, but the surprising result in the second generation was a spotted kitten, Tonga, nicknamed an 'ocicat' by the breeder's daughter. Tonga was neutered and sold as a pet, but further breedings of his parents produced more spotted kittens, and became the base of a separate Ocicat breeding program. Other breeders joined in and used the same recipe, siamese * aby, and offspring * siamese. Today the ocicat is found all around the world, popular for it's mild temperament but wild appearance.

There are twelve colours approved for the ocicat breed. Tawny, chocolate and cinnamon, their dilutes, blue, lavender and fawn, and all of them with silver: black silver (ebony silver), chocolate silver, cinnamon silver, blue silver, lavender silver and fawn silver.

External links

Template:Commons Associations: and their Ocicat Breed Profiles

AACE - Breed Profile - American Association of Cat Enthusiasts
CFA - Breed Profile - Cat Fanciers' Association
TICA - Breed Profile (PDF) - The International Cat Association
FIFé - Breed Profile - Fédération Internationale Féline
ACFA - Breed Profile - The American Cat Fanciers' Association

Miscellaneous:

Ocicat Photos

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-[[Image:Japanese Bobtail Cat, Japan.jpg|thumbnail|200px|A Calico (called "Mi-ke") Japanese Bobtail cat]]
+[[Image:Ocicat-storm-alersbild.jpg|thumb|Sleeping Ocicat]]
+The '''Ocicat''' is a new and still-rare [[cat breeds|breed]] of [[cat]] which has spots resembling a 'wild' cat and the temperament of a [[List of domesticated animals|domestic animal]], named for its resemblance to the [[ocelot]].
-The '''Japanese Bobtail''' is a [[cat breeds|breed]] of [[cat]] with an unusual 'bobbed' tail more closely resembling the tail of a [[rabbit]] than that of an ordinary feline. The short tail is caused by the expression of a [[recessive gene]].  Thus, so long as both parents are bobtails, all kittens born to a litter will have bobtails as well.  Unlike the [[Manx (cat)|Manx]] and other cat breeds, where genetic disorders are common to tailless or stumpy-tails, no such problem exists with the Japanese Bobtail.
+Despite its appearance, there is no 'wild' [[DNA]] in the Ocicat's genepool. The species is actually a mixture of [[Siamese (cat)|Siamese]] and [[Abyssinian (cat)|Abyssinian]], and later [[American Shorthair]]s (silver tabbies) were added to the mix and gave the breed their silver colour, bone structure and distinct markings.
-The Japanese Bobtail is a small domestic cat native to [[Japan]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. The breed has been known in Japan for centuries, and there are many legends and myths, as well as pieces of ancient art, featuring it.
-Japanese bobtails may have almost any color, but [[calico]] (called "Mi-ke", meaning "three-fur") or bi-colours are especially favoured by the Japanese.
-==History==
-The earliest written evidence of cats in Japan indicates that they arrived from [[China]] or [[Korea]] at least 1,000 years ago. In 1602, Japanese authorities decreed that all cats should be set free to help deal with rodents threatening the silk-worms. Buying or selling cats was illegal, and from then on, bobtailed cats lived on farms and in the streets. So, the Japanese Bobtails are the "street cats" of Japan.
-The Japanese Bobtail is mentioned in "Kaempfer's Japan" First published in London in 1701/02 it is the first book written by a westerner about the flora, fauna and landscape of Japan. Kaempfer (a German Doctor)states that; "there is only one breed of cat that is kept it has large patches of Yellow, black and white fur, it's short tail looks like it has been bent and broken. It has no mind to hunt for rats and mice but just wants to be carried and stroked by women"
-The [Maneki Neko], or beckoning cat, which is a Japanese Bobtail seated with one paw raised, is considered to be a good-luck charm. A maneki-neko statue is often found in the front of stores. Look around the next Japanese restaurant you visit you’ll likely spot one. In 1968 the late Elizabeth Freret imported the first three Japanese Bobtails to the United States from Japan. In 2001 the first registered litter of Bobtails in the UK were bred under the "Solstans" prefix.
-==Legend==
-There is a [[legend]] in Japan about why the Japanese Bobtail lost its tail. It states that a cat was warming itself too close to a fire, and set its tail on fire. It then ran through the town, burning many buildings to the ground. As punishment, the Emperor decreed that all cats should have their tails cut off.
-==Breed Standard==
-'''Head''': The head should form an equilateral triangle. (Not including ears)
-'''Ears''': Large, upright, set wide apart but at right angles to the head and looking as if alert.
-'''Muzzle''': Fairly broad and round neither pointed nor blunt.
-'''Eyes''': Large, oval rather than round. They should not bulge out beyond the cheekbone or the forehead.
-'''Body''': Medium in size, males larger than females. Long torso, lean and elegant, showing well developed muscular strength. Also balance is very very important.
-'''Neck''': Not too long and not too short, in proportion to the length of the body.
-'''Legs''': Long, slender, and high. The hind legs longer than the forelegs.
-'''Paws''': Oval. Toes: five in front and four behind.
-'''Coat (Shorthair)''': Medium length, soft and silk.
-'''Coat (Longhair)''': Length medium-long to long, texture soft and silky gradually lengthening toward the rump.
-'''Tail''': The tail must be clearly visible and is made up of one or more curves.
-POINT SCORE
-HEAD... 20
-TYPE... 30
-TAIL... 20
-COLOR and MARKINGS...  20
-COAT... 10
-The Japanese Bobtail is a recognised breed by all major registering bodies: CFA ([http://www.cfa.org]), TICA ([http://www.tica.org]), FIFe; Shorthair only ([http://www.fifeweb.org]) with the exception of GCCF (UK).
-==General==
-Japanese Bobtails usually have litters of three to four kittens with newborns that are unusually large compared to other breeds. They are active earlier, and walk earlier.
-Affectionate and generally sweet-tempered, they enjoy supervising household chores and baby-sitting.   They are active, intelligent, talkative cats with a well-defined sense of family life. Their soft voices are capable of nearly a whole scale of tones; some people say they sing. Since they adore human companionship they almost always speak when spoken to.
-Because of their human-oriented personality they are easy to teach tricks and enjoy learning things like walking on a harness and lead.
-==Ocular Heterochromia==
-[[Image:Cat_odd-eye.jpg|right|250px|thumb|normal eye colour and odd-eye colour]]While rare, Japanese Bobtails, especially predominantly white specimens, are more likely than other breeds to express [[heterochromia]], or differing [[iris]] colours.  One eye will be blue while the other is yellow (though in Japan, blue is referred to as silver while yellow is referred to as gold). This trait is popular and kittens displaying this "odd-eye" feature are usually more expensive.
-== External links ==
-*[http://www.aaceinc.org/pages/breeds/jap.htm AACE Breed Standards]
+The first breeder of Ocicats was Virginia Daly, of [[Berkley, Michigan]], who attempted to breed an Abyssinian-pointed Siamese in 1964. The first generation of kittens appeared Abyssinian, but the surprising result in the second generation was a spotted kitten, Tonga, nicknamed an 'ocicat' by the breeder's daughter. Tonga was neutered and sold as a pet, but further breedings of his parents produced more spotted kittens, and became the base of a separate Ocicat breeding program.
+Other breeders joined in and used the same recipe, siamese * aby, and offspring * siamese.
+Today the ocicat is found all around the world, popular for it's mild temperament but wild appearance.
+There are twelve colours approved for the ocicat breed. Tawny, chocolate and cinnamon, their dilutes, blue, lavender and fawn, and all of them with silver: black silver (ebony silver), chocolate silver, cinnamon silver, blue silver, lavender silver and fawn silver.
+==External links==
+{{commons|Ocicat}}
+'''Associations''': and their Ocicat Breed Profiles
+*[http://www.aaceinc.org/ AACE] - [http://www.aaceinc.org/pages/breeds/oci.htm Breed Profile] - American Association of Cat Enthusiasts
+*[http://cfainc.org/ CFA] - [http://cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/ocicat.html Breed Profile] - Cat Fanciers' Association
+*[http://www.tica.org/ TICA] - [http://www.tica.org/pdf/standards/ocstd.pdf Breed Profile] (PDF) - The International Cat Association
+*[http://www.fifeweb.org/ FIFé] - [http://www.fifeweb.org/wp/breeds/std/oci_std.html Breed Profile] - Fédération Internationale Féline
+*[http://www.acfacats.com/ ACFA] - [http://www.acfacats.com/ocicat_standard.htm Breed Profile] - The American Cat Fanciers' Association
+'''Miscellaneous''':
+*[http://www.catfacts.org/ocicat-cat-facts.htm Ocicat Photos]
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